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1a Plum, horizontal pair, right stamp with variety "Zanibar", superb mint, signed by P.C Pemberton in pencil, very scarce. S.G. 4k, £1,700. Photo on Page 254. £500-600
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1a6p Sepia, variety "Zanzidar", used with 8 No 95 c.d.s, thin at top but scarce, with Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 5j, £1,200. Photo on Page 254. £150-180
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1a6p Sepia, horizontal pair mint, right stamp with variety "Zanibar", one short perf at upper right corner, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 5k, £1,600. Photo on Page 254. £400-500
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1a6p Sepia, variety diaereses over last "a", superb mint, very rare. With R.P.S Certificate (1971). Ex Sturton. S.G. 5m, £1,600. Photo on Page 254. £500-600
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2a Blue, variety "Zanzidar", used, fine and rare. S.G. 7j, £3,000. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200
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2a Blue, variety overprint double, superb mint. With Brandon Certificate (1997). S.G. 7m, £275. Photo on Page 254. £80-100
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2a Blue, variety overprint double, small second "z", superb mint. S.G. 7m, £275. Photo on Page 254. £80-100
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Zanzidar", small second "z", used with 27 No 95 Reg c.d.s, light crease and perf stains at left, very scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2018). Ex. Sturton and Griffith-Jones. S.G. 8j, £1,800. Photo on Page 254. £350-450
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2a6p Yellow-green, horizontal pair, right stamp with variety "Zanibar", unused no gum, toned, scarce. S.G. 8k, £700. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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2a6p Yellow-green, horizontal pair used with 8 NO 96 c.d.s, right stamp with variety "Zanibar", tiny surface thin, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 8k, £1,400. Photo on Page 254. £350-450
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3a Brown-orange, variety "Zanzidar", mint, upper left corner rounded with small thin, scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (1990). S.G. 10j, £1,000. Photo on Page 254. £180-220
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3a Brown-orange, variety "Zanzidar", used, tiny thin to one corner perf, otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. 10j, £1,900. Photo on Page 254. £600-700
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6a Pale brown, variety "Zanibar", one short upper perf, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 13k, £800. Photo on Page 254. £150-180
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6a Pale brown, horizontal pair, the right stamp with variety "Zanibar", unused without gum. With R.P.S Certificate (1992). S.G. 13k, £820. Photo on Page 254. £150-180
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6a Pale brown, variety "Zanibar", used with 12 JL 96 Reg. c.d.s, fine and scarce. S.G. 13k, £1,400. Photo on Page 254. £500-600
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1r Green and carmine, variety overprint vertically downwards, mint, light gum creases and a little toned. S.G. 18j, £425. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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5r Ultramarine and violet, variety "r" inverted, fine mint, very rare. With R.P.S Certificate (2017). S.G. 21k, £4,750. Photo on Front Cover. £2,000-2,500
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5r Ultramarine and violet, variety overprint double one inverted, fine mint. S.G. 21l, £850. Photo on Page 246. £250-300
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Varieties comprising mint ½a block of twelve and 6a block of six both containing arabic "2" for "r" (small ink mark to 6a); 2a, 12a and 1r slate mint with arabic "2" for "r"; ½a, 2a6p (2) and 3a mint with gothic second "z"; 2a6p and 6a mint, 1a and 6a used with broken "p" for "n", a good group. S.G. £1,000+. (31). £200-250
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Mint and used selection (75) with additional values, minor varieties and blocks, including mint set, used set (no 1a), broken first "Z", thick san-serif "b", 4a "n.z" variety within a block of four, 3r misplaced overprint, 5r overprint double one inverted (thinned), 4a block of eight and 6a block of six, used 3r with overprint at foot, used 5r with central overprint or overprint at foot, a useful lot. Also various forgeries (34), some with B.P.A Certificates. S.G. £3,000 (approx). (109). Photo on Page 244. £300-400
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Overprint setting 2, mint 1a6p, 2a, 3a, 4a, 6a (2), 8a, 12a, 1r green and carmine and 2½ on 2a (S.G. 26) all with small second "z" and wide space between "z" and "i", the 6a with "an" partly printed. A scarce variety, found on position 1/6 of this second setting. (10). Photo on Page 254. £500-600
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1895-96 Long covers with printed "ON POSTAL SERVICE" heading and "Postmaster General, British East Africa & Zanzibar / ZANZIBAR" in the lower corner, both registered, the first stampless to Belgium endorsed "Bulletin de Verification", the second to Canada franked 1r slate, this last cover reduced at left, otherwise both fine. A good pair, the 1r slate scarce on cover, especially as a single franking. (2). Photo on Page 252. £400-500
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1896 (Apr. 24) Cover to Germany bearing ½a vertical pair and 2a horizontal pair, Aden and Wuerzburg backstamps, a fine commercial double rate cover. £150-200
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1896 (May 1) Cover to Muscat franked on the reverse with 1a + 1a6p, apparently posted at sea, the stamps cancelled in transit at Bombay, a Muscat arrival c.d.s alongside. Very unusual. Photo on Page 252. £300-400
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1896 (May 11) 2a Zanzibar overprint registration envelope size F commercially used to Karachi, franked 1a + 4a (with inverted "q" for "b" variety) cancelled by Zanzibar Reg. datestamps, minor edge faults, scarce. £180-220
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1896 (July 11) Long cover with printed heading "ON H.H THE SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR'S GOVERNMENT SERVICE", registered to Germany franked 8a (broken capital "Z" variety) + 12a each cancelled by Zanzibar Reg. c.d.s, the 12a very scarce on commercial cover. £180-220
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1896 (Sep. 11) Locally addressed cover bearing ½a - 5r (13 values, no 3r or 1r slate), fine. S.G. £480 as stamps. £100-120
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1896 Covers and cards comprising 2a6p overprint stationery envelope franked 1a6p, locally addressed to the Chief Steward on R.P.D "Kaiser"; commercial cover to London franked 2a6p, Suez backstamps; ¼a overprint postcard to Germany franked 1a; ½a overprint newspaper wrapper to The Editor of "The Times" in London franked ½a. (4). £200-250
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1896 (Dec. 30) Cover to Aden franked ½a + 1a6p vertical pair + 2a (2), arrival backstamp, a good commercial triple rate cover. Photo on Page 252. £180-220
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1898 2a Overprint registration envelope size F franked 4a, and ½a blue overprint envelope franked 6a, both registered to Germany, philatelic but fine and attractive. (2). £100-120
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, mint block of twenty with margin at base, eighteen with small raised second "z", minor toning, a fine and scarce block. S.G. 22, £1,500+. Photo on Page 256. £500-600
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, variety inverted "q" for "b" (with second "z" normal), 3/3 from setting 1, fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 22var., £300. Photo on Page 254. £80-100
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, variety broken "p" for "n", 5/5 from setting 1, fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 22var., £375. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, variety broken "p" for "n", fine used with 21 DE 95 c.d.s, 5/5 from setting 1, very scarce. S.G. 22var., £300. Photo on Page 254. £80-100
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, used horizontal pair, right stamp with "Zanzidar" variety, thinned but very scarce. S.G. 22j, £1,360. Photo on Page 254. £140-180
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, mint horizontal pair, right stamp with variety "Zanizbar", left stamp creased, minor gum loss, the variety otherwise fine and very rare. With R.P.S Certificate (2005). S.G. 22k, £4,825. Photo on Front Cover. £2,000-2,500
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, type 2 surcharge in red, variety "Zanizbar", used, a little staining and a split caused by the datestamp, still a very scarce variety. S.G. 22k, £1,900. Photo on Page 254. £150-180
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2½ on 1a6p Sepia, used horizontal pair with 2 JA 96 datestamps, right stamp with inverted "1" in fraction, both with small second "z" and inverted "q" for b", crossed by ink line, otherwise fine. With B.P.A Certificate (2018). S.G. 22l, £960. Photo on Page 254. £300-350
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2½ on 1a Plum, surcharges in black, first setting, mint vertical pair, type 4 surcharge on the upper stamp and type 3 surcharge on the lower stamp, light horizontal crease to upper stamp, otherwise fine unmounted. S.G. 23/4, £950+. Photo on Page 258. £200-240
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2½ on 1a Plum, surcharges in black, second setting, mint vertical strip of three showing all three surcharge types, type 4 on the upper stamp, type 3 on the central stamp and type 5 on the lower stamp, all with small second "z", mounted on the upper stamp only, the other stamps unmounted, superb. S.G. 23/5z, £900+. Photo on Page 246. £300-350
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2½ on 1a Plum, surcharges in black, second setting, mint vertical pair, type 3 surcharge on upper stamp and type 5 surcharge on lower stamp, offset on reverse, fine. S.G. 23/25z, £425+. Photo on Page 258. £120-150
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2½ on 1a Plum, surcharges in black, first setting, small second "z", mint horizontal pair, left stamp with type 4 surcharge and right stamp with type 5 surcharge, a few split perfs, otherwise very fine. S.G. 24/5, £975+. Photo on Page 254. £300-350
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2½ on 1a Plum, surcharges in black, second setting, small second "z", horizontal pair used with 5 DE 96 c.d.s, left stamp with type 5 surcharge, right stamp with type 4 surcharge, a few split perfs and a little toning. S.G. 24/5z, unpriced used. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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2½ on 1a Plum, type 5 surcharge in black, first setting, small second "z", superb mint. S.G. 25, £325. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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1896 (May 21) 1a on 1a6p Zanzibar overprint postcard used to Germany, bearing 2½ surcharge on 1a (S.G. 24, type 4 surcharge in black, first setting), the 2½ surcharge cancelled in transit by an Aden c.d.s, fine and very scarce on cover. S.G. £300 as a stamp (x25 on cover). Photo on Page 252. £500-800
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2½ on 2a Pale Blue, surcharge type 6 in red, variety broken "p" for "n", 3/2 from setting 3, just 32 examples possible, fine mint. Very scarce. S.G. 26var., £375. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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2½ on 2a Pale Blue block of four, surcharge type 6 in red, setting 4 with small second "z" on all stamps, the lower right stamp with variety inverted "1" in fraction, very fine mint, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 26/j, £675+. Photo on Page 258. £200-240
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2½ on 2a Pale Blue, surcharge type 6 in red, mint and used, both with variety inverted "1" in fraction. S.G. 26j, £725. (2). Photo on Page 254. £200-240
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2½ on 2a Pale Blue, surcharge type 6 in red, mint or used on piece, both with variety roman "1" in fraction. S.G. 26k, £410. (2). Photo on Page 246. £100-120
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2½ on 2a Pale Blue, surcharged in red, mint block of four, upper pair with type 7 surcharges, lower pair with type 6 surcharges, all with small second "z", staining mainly to the upper pair, lower pair unmounted. S.G. 26/7, £600. Photo on Page 258. £100-120
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